Mouthpiece or stem for smokers&#39; articles.



. M. FF-DER.

MOUTHPIEGE 0B STEM FOR SMOKERS ARTICLES. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 16, 1910 Arm's?" I Q I INVENTOI? 1 cf' v WIAX FIE'DER WW B Mal/0mm A'r'rYfi;

Patented 001;; 25, 1910.

a specification.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. f

MA: FEDER, 0F CLEVELAND, OHIO.

HOUTHPIECE OR STEM FOR SMOKERS ARTICLES.

' Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Oct. 25, 1910. Application filed March 16, 1910. Serial in. 549,808.

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mouthpieces or Stems for. Smokers Articles, of which the following is My invention relates to a mouth piece or stem for smokers articles and particularly for use with tobacco pipes, cigars, cigarettes and the like, and the invention consists in a stem or mouth piece which is so constructed at the point which enters the mouth thatsaliva will not flow into the same, or rather that it will be mechanically excluded from the channel or passage" through which the smoke is drawn, all as hereinafter fully described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a pipe and a longitudinal sectional view of my improved mouth piece or stem in possibly 1ts referred form. Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the said 'stem alone of the form seen in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a cross section on line w-a'-, Fig. 2, lookin outward.

As t us shown the said stem ma be made The invention, however, is not in this end 'of the device.

' The form of stem shown is peculiar and. original, so far as I know and believe, in the construction of the immediate tip or lip enga ed end thereof, and this peculiarity comprlses the novel shape of the head 2 with its distinct offsets or shoulders a and 6 top and bottom, respectively, and from which the said head is shown in this instance as curved outwardly and laterally on the top as indicated at 3, while the bottom face 4 of said head beneath the said curved surface 3 is flat or beveled and inclined inward from its outer upper portion at an angle of approxi-- mately forty-five degrees to the axis of the head, the line of bevel or inclinationbeingclearly seen in Figs. 1 and 2. 'The draft channel 5 for the smoke terminates centrall in head 2, and is not only closed at its on 'top and sides but discharges byla special exit passage or duct 6 inward and downward at the rear of the head behind'shoulder b as viewed in Fi 1 at an angle of ap roximately fortyve degrees or in a su stautially parallel plane with face 4. This produces a construction which not only has its single dischar e at the bottom but at an inclination whic when the stem is taken into the mouth, willdeliver the smoke against the inside of the lower teeth at an angle downward and almost directly reverse of the travel through channel 5 from the pipe. Now, this is deemed not onlyoriginal but exceedingly important as an improvement in stems for pipes and other uses because it accomplishes the desideratum of preventing the saliva from flowing into the stem and hence also the collection of nicotin in the stem or draft channel of the pipe by reason of such inward flow and because the said channel is kept perfectly dry so far as saliva is concerned. This tendency to keep dry is of course its natural tendency because the smoke generally comes fairly hot. or warm and therefore dry from the fire in the pipe,

and it continues to be dry until it encounters moisture in its travel. It also is known that dry tobacco smoke or a dry smoke channel is devoid of nicotin, and that nicotin is dependent upon moisture for its deposit or accumulation. Hence if a dry smoke channel or passage can be maintained the trouble about nicotin is solved, and this I do successfully by the peculiar construction of stem shown and claimed.

It will be observed among other things that the downwardly inclined channel 6 is not only self drainingor cleansing, if there were any tendency for the saliva to. enter therein, but that the discharge of said channel away from the tongue and from the saliva pockets about the tongue operates in itself as a material safeguard against such gathering in said channel. Of course the natural law of gravity is not to be reckoned with as to this channel for thelaw works against accumulation therein rather than making for such accumulation as it does in pipes generally havin open down drafts for the saliva to run bac to the pipe. In th1s connection it will also be observed that the said exit channel 6 has a guard or shield in the shoulder of the beveled portion 4 at its immediate front, and that said exit starts with arr'oval' mouth 7 and runs to a circular hole 8 where it communicates with passage 5.

This spreads the smoke as it is sucked into the mouth from said passage and from which point the smoke is cooled to a comfortable temperature, if not cool enough otherwise,

before it reaches thetongue, saliva helping to protect the tongue in such case. Furthermore a flaring mouth like 7 helps to protect the said channel 6 from being closed by the tongue. Finally as to this form of tip with the channels 5 and 6 angled" as shown it will be seen that I may have a nicotinpocket 10 in head 2 if preferred. This pocket is shown as an extension of channel 5 ast the end of channel 6., and if nicotin e inclined to ather from possible moisture inthe tobacco 1t will be pocketed at 10 and can be easily removed. However I am not planning tohave such accumulation at any point in this stem and am only anticipatin possible conditions and their remedy. gbviously also the stem may be straight between its endsor curved as shown, and 1f straight it may have a plain end instead of a t readed one to connect with the pipe. In that case it would be rotatable even to exactly reverse the discharge into the mouth. I' might also bevel both surfaces 3 and 4, and if I wanted could have say two openings 6 instead of only one, and these could flare outward more or less from their entrance into channel 5.

What I claim is:

1. A stem for pipes, cigars and the like having a rounded head formed with shoulders as shown and having a beveled flat surface at its bottom end extending from the end of said head to the bottom shoulder at an inclination to the axis of said head, and having a main draft channel terminating in said head and an exit duct of funnel sha e inclined downwardly and parallelwith said beveled flat surface and communicating with said passage forward of its extremity to form a pocket, the communicatin end of 'said duct being of less diameter t an said passage and the flaring end of said duct terminating in both the vertical face of the lower shoulder of said head and in the bottom face of said stem, as and for the pur-, poses set forth.

2. A stem for pipes and cigars having a rounded head provided with shoulders and a flat inclined bottom surface at its end, and

having a central draft passage endin within'said head and an exit duct of funn shape for said passage at the bottom of said head extending forwardly and downwardly therefrom and communicating with said passa e at its smaller end, its rear wall lying arall el with said inclined face and provl ing an end slanting wall of uniform thickness opposite said duct the full len th thereof, and said duct terminatingat its lower end within said shoulder apart from the bottom face of said head.

3. A, stem for pipes, cigars and the like provided with an int ral mouth portion having transverse shoul ers a and 6 top and bottom respectively, and the top and bottom surfaces outside said shoulders inclined to approximately V shape substantially as shown, and said stem having a draft passage terminating within the end thereof and a funnel shaped exit duct communicating with said passage back from its end to form a pocket, the smaller end of said duct bein of less diameter than said passage and sai duct extending downward at an acute angle to said passage and terminating at the inner angular corner of shoulder 12 and being inclined parallel with the inclined bottom surface of the head to form a slanting end wall of substantially the same thickness throughout. a

In testimon whereof I afiix my signature in presence 0 two wltnesses.

MAX FEDER.

Witnesses: E. M. Fisrmn,

F. C. MUssUN. 

